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![]() ![]() Hungary Geography 1998 https://greekorthodoxchurch.org/wfb1998/hungary/hungary_geography.html SOURCE: 1998 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK Location Central Europe, northwest of Romania Geographic coordinates 47 00 N, 20 00 E Map references Europe Area
Area - comparative slightly smaller than Indiana Land boundaries
Coastline 0 km (landlocked) Maritime claims none (landlocked) Climate temperate; cold, cloudy, humid winters; warm summers Terrain mostly flat to rolling plains; hills and low mountains on the Slovakian border Elevation extremes
Natural resources bauxite, coal, natural gas, fertile soils Land use
Irrigated land 2,060 sq km (1993 est.) Environment - current issues the approximation of Hungary's standards in waste management, energy efficiency, and air, soil, and water pollution with environmental requirements for EU accession will require large investments, estimated by the Government of Hungary at $4 billion over six years; the 1997 budget allocated $9.7 million for this purpose; the 1998 budget allocated $11.3 million; the Central Environmental Fund, which collects monies from product charges, environmental fines, and mining taxes, provided approximately $76.2 million in 1997 and is expected to provide $109.5 million in 1998 Environment - international agreements
Geography - note
landlocked; strategic location astride main land routes between Western
Europe and Balkan Peninsula as well as between Ukraine and Mediterranean basin
NOTE: The information regarding Hungary on this page is re-published from the 1998 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Hungary Geography 1998 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Hungary Geography 1998 should be addressed to the CIA. |
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